Astros
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What's Up with Mike Scott?
Surely, there are others who woke up this Thanksgiving morning and started looking at pitching stats from 1982. I'm starting a pitching project from 1982-present, and thought I'd share some early morning musings. Thirty…
Hunter Pence and the RBI
Entering the 2012 campaign, Hunter Pence had been around a 3 to 5 Wins Above Replacement guy, throughout his five year career. This season, Hunter Pence combined career lows in Batting Average, On Base and Slugging…
Grading the Trade Deadline of 2008
Everyone says you can't judge trade deadline, or draft class, winners and losers immediately, but baseball pundits still crank them our for major publications, like Sports Illustrated or ESPN . The reasons for the…
MLB Attendance Trends
Since the All-Star Game is the proverbial midway point of the season, let's take a look at per game attendance trends of each Major League club, compared to last season. After the chart below, we'll try to make some…
ICYMI, Last Night was Draft Night!
The grammar police are taking the night off. There's not much form here, just free flowing notes I took down during the first night of the 2012 Rule 4 Draft. Great moment for Houston The rumors of Carlos Correa…
A Brief Moment in 'Why?'
A few curiosities on this Thursday lunch hour: Why is Coco Crisp being considered for Left Field? If his defense has deteriorated to the point where ha cannot effectively play Center Field, why would a team be…
Our Return to Dontrelle's Bandwagon
Dontrelle Willis is four games into his comeback. Carrying a 3.52 ERA and 0-1 record into his start in Houston on Wednesday night, D-Train fans have reason for optimism. According to Fangraphs , Dontrelle Willis has…
Minute Maid Madness
While the Astros are not good this year, the hits just keep on coming from Minute Maid Park. Just last week, we shared this video of the Astros fan escaping from security after running on the field . Soon after that,…
The Great Fan Escape - Astros Game May 13, 2011
It's unclear how long the powers that be will allow this video to exist, so we took 2 minutes from our normal itinerary to share. I'm paraphrasing, but as loyal Astros fan Osh put it, "Looks like that hill in center…
Astros Future Wallace Bros.
The Lexington Legends of the South Atlantic League are one of the more exciting teams in all of minor league baseball and probably the most prospect rich club in the Houston Astros' organization. Notable prospects on…
Readings, Thoughts, and Deviations
It's been a bit too quiet around these part the past few days, but we've struggled to find a compelling narrative. Without an interesting thesis, or unique insight, this post will consist of interesting nuggets we've…
Yankee Puma & Austin's Power
The Yankee clubhouse just got a whole lot classier . If Lance Berkman does not fit in with the Yankees, it will be because there is something wrong with the Yankees. I think guys like Cap'n Jetes, Swish, AJ & CC,…
Does Bad Hitting Beat Bad Pitching?
The old adage is "Good pitching beats good hitting." We usually see it in the playoffs and All Star Games , when potent lineups are held to reasonably low run totals. Today, fans have a chance to watch the opposite…
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